.mdl Importer

[Doobz]

I was wondering if anybody might help me figure out how to import the HL2 .mdl files into 3DS Max 6. I know of that one importer that's on Halflife2files.com, but whenever I use it I always get a "Version 44 not supported!" error and it won't work. If there's anyway to just plain convert the .mdl's to something else, that would be ok too. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Don't you have to decompile the MDL's into SMDs? MDLs are a collection of the model's parts, skins, bones, and animations, while SMDs are the individual parts. Few importers accept MDLs.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Doobz]

Ok, what do you recommend I use to decompile them, then?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Absolutely no idea. Milkshape was able to do the original HL models, but I'm not sure if it'd work for HL2.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Doobz]

Nope, sure doesn't, tried it already. Anybody else have a suggestion?

 

[thereisaspoon]

you cant

wait for teh sdk, source files will be released